1) 1
2) 3
3) 5
4) 7
5) 11
6) 15
7) 19
8) 23
9) 27
10) 31
11) 39
12) 47
Points to first person to spot it.
2007-06-19 01:28:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Yeah.
1+2=3
3+2=5
5+2=7
7+4=11
11+4=15
15+4=19
19+4=23
23+4=27
27+4=31
31+8=39
39+8=47...
It looks to me like you add binary numbers (1,2,4,8,16) two times what you did last time. You add 2 three times to 1, then you add 4 six times.
2007-06-19 01:34:23 · answer #1 · answered by qlexavier 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tower of Hanoi with 5 pegs:
1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 39, 47, 55, 63, 71, 79, 87, 95, 103, 111, 127, 143, 159, 175,
2007-06-19 08:37:42 · answer #2 · answered by jsardi56 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
plus 2 plus 4 plus 8
2007-06-19 08:31:30 · answer #3 · answered by flying_dawg 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the pattern is the number added is one of the number of 2^x power
it starts with x=1
and its added 1+(2^x)
2 is added to 1,3,5
2^1=2
2+1=3
then 4 is added to7,11,15,19,23
2^2=4+1
2007-06-19 08:37:35 · answer #4 · answered by Nishant P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the next number is 56
2007-06-19 08:58:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8 is not much of a pattern to me.....
2007-06-19 08:34:06 · answer #6 · answered by takeemout01 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are all odd numbers
2007-06-19 08:31:29 · answer #7 · answered by Guitar Heroine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋